Davin quickly walked over to his brother as if his savior had finally arrived.
“What’s going on?” asked Evan curiously.
Davin started to complain that Avril had deliberately come over to stir up trouble and that she could no longer stay at the Seet residence. The woman had scolded even the maids, and Davin worried that she would ruin the whole household if she were to stay any longer.
With a pitiful look, Avril explained how she was not used to staying in the Seet residence before turning to Evan. “I really can’t stay here any longer, Evan. Can I move to your place instead?”
All eyes were on the man when Avril asked the question.
Davin and the maids were especially concerned about his decision. They were praying hard that Evan would accept the difficult woman into his own home.
Evan froze as he considered the expressions of everyone in the room.
While the maids genuinely hoped that Avril would leave, Davin was exchanging looks with Avril as he continued to observe Evan’s reaction.
Based on what he knew about his younger brother, Evan figured that his brother was likely working with Avril to put up an act.
Their goal was to get Avril to Imperial Garden so that she could continue to pursue Stephen.
“We don’t have any extra rooms or maids at Imperial Garden. You’ll have to do everything yourself, Avril, so I’m sure you’ll prefer to stay here.”
Davin was dumbfounded when Evan disagreed with the suggestion.
“But if she continues to stay here, the Seet residence will be ruined!”
Avril quickly chimed in, “I don’t mind doing everything by myself. I don’t need any maids.”
Evan was taken aback but then looked to the maids aside. “From now on, you don’t have to help Ms. Ankins with anything. Let her do everything herself.”
Avril’s jaw dropped when she heard his words.
What? Why?
Davin was just as shocked. Avril had promised him treasures from Wicked Palace if he could get her to Imperial Garden. He had been sure that he could fetch a good price selling the treasures. He could also save those valuable collectibles for emergencies.
Davin sighed internally. Now I’m never getting those treasures.
Evan’s getting in the way of my riches again.
After smirking at the downhearted two, Evan walked upstairs to the study room.
When Jonathan saw his son walk in, he placed his documents aside.
“After being away for so long, there’s much that needs to be done. You should hurry to the office.”
“I’ll personally handle the more urgent business matters, Dad, but there’s something more important I need to discuss with you.”
“What is it?”
“It’s about my wedding.”
His father’s face darkened as soon as he mentioned the wedding.
“Do you seriously think I’ll agree to your wedding with your grandpa’s murderer?”
“Dad, Nicole’s not the murderer!” retorted Evan with a serious look.
“Unless you can prove otherwise, she’ll remain your grandpa’s murderer to our family. We won’t allow you to marry her!”
Evan furrowed his brows. He would need to get to the bottom of the murder before he could marry Nicole.
Not only did he have to find the real murderer for his family’s sake, but he also had to clear Nicole’s name.
“Don’t worry, Dad. I’ll get to the bottom of it.”
“Good! Find out the truth before you talk to me about the wedding again.”
After a brief moment of silence, Evan turned and left the study.
After leaving the Seet Residence, instead of going to his office, Evan went to the Muirs’ to learn about the evidence Patrick had found a few days before.
